Author Archives: Clive

I’m not sure how many people outside of my generation have any idea what a hootenanny is, but way back near the dawn of time, young people which at the time was us used to gather with musical friends and … Continue reading →

If you check the recent comments in this blog, you will notice that a person hiding behind the name, Mabel Blow, concludes his/her comment with this specific threat: ‘I’m going to be pushing the city to sell Lansdowne’, (should the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Friends of Lansdowne held their third cabaret and fund raiser at the Mayfair Theatre for their legal case against the city’s privatization of Lansdowne Park.  It was a happy and exuberant event with lots of confidence expressed in … Continue reading →

I need a majority.  These four words were repeated endlessly by Stephen Harper during the last election campaign.  He needed a majority for building pipe lines to Louisiana, China and to gut environmental legislation like the Fisheries Act  - that … Continue reading →

It is a curious thing when a fist fight seems civilized, courteous and brave while the political fighting seems vicious, mean and cowardly.  There was something old fashioned and dignified in the Trudeau/Brazeau boxing match for cancer.  Both men had … Continue reading →

You can understand why Paul Dewar’s ‘family first campaign’ is strong when a city family of four with a household income of $50,000 has difficulty making rent, child care, car care, food, clothes, family celebrations and looks down the road … Continue reading →

Thomas Mulcair is clearly a talented politician but like so many other NDP leadership hopefuls, he’s like a deer caught in the headlights at the thought of being the next Prime Minister.  As he said in the last debate, he … Continue reading →

In 1680, a poet named Tom Brown composed a little, nursery rhyme that starts ‘I do not like thee Doctor Fell, the reason why I cannot tell’.  Unlike Tom, I know exactly why I don’t like Stephen Harper and it … Continue reading →